11:01 AM,
Nov. 14, 2012

U.S. Senator Roy Blunt speaks to the media about the tornado in Branson on Saturday, March 3, 2012.

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WASHINGTON-Sen. Roy Blunt won a new term as the Senate GOP's No. 5 leader in a closed-door, secret-ballot election on Wednesday. Blunt did not face any opposition for re-election as the Senate GOP's conference vice-chair. But his leadership victory on Wednesday was bittersweet, since the Missouri Republican had hoped to be part of a Republican majority in the U.S. Senate.

Until last week's election, Sen. Roy Blunt was intensely focused on laying the groundwork for a Republican-controlled Senate - using his spot in the GOP leadership to plot out policy proposals, refine the GOP's message, ...